Charles Manson, one of the lingering boogeymen of the 20th Century, has died. A failed songwriter, cult leader, and convicted murderer, Manson successfully forced himself into the pop culture landscape of the latter half of the century, both directly, through his bizarre association with the Beach Boys and his…

Disney released a second, equally colorful trailer for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming A Wrinkle In Time adaptation tonight, unleashing a dazzling video that takes Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin on a technicolor ride across the universe, courtesy of Oprah (and her pals).

Al Franken’s contribution has been cut from an upcoming PBS special honoring David Letterman, Variety reports. The former Saturday Night Live star and current senator will be edited out of tomorrow night’s broadcast of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor Salutes David Letterman, which was originally…

Look, we get that the bullshit surrounding the practice of tipping can suck, especially in industries—most notably food service in the U.S.—where it’s implemented in place of paying workers an actual living wage. Tipping can be awkward, it’s mathematically inconvenient, and it’s rife with opportunities for shitty…

Deadline is reporting that two-time Emmy-winner Jeffrey Tambor has left his starring role on Amazon’s Transparent, in the wake of multiple accusations of sexual harassment that have been levied against him. Tambor issued a statement about his departure today, once again denying the allegations, and claiming that he’s…

Well, it finally happened: Two of the loudest, brashest voices in modern American media have finally collided with each other, setting off a new Golden Age of petty, asinine bullshit in which the rest of us are all now forced to live. In one corner: Self-promotion sensation LaVar Ball, who’s risen to fame over the…

Def Jam founder Russell Simmons and director/producer Brett Ratner have both been accused of sexual misconduct in connection with an incident from 1991, with a then-17-year-old woman accusing Simmons of sexually assaulting her while Ratner stood by and watched. The L.A. Times reported this morning on the account of…

It’s a gloomy day in Superhero Land—the United States version of it, anyway—as the domestic box office figures for Warner Bros.’ massive, much-hyped Justice Leaguecame in today, revealing that the Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon superhero brawl had the weakest U.S. opening weekend out of any of the studio’s D.C. Extended…

Yesterday, we reported that Lena Dunham had released a statement defending Murray Miller, a writer and producer who had worked on Girls and had recently been accused of sexual assault by actress Aurora Perrineau. Dunham’s decision to stand by her friend instead of trusting the accuser was immediately met with a huge…

Earlier this month, we reported that Harvey Weinstein had apparently hired an army of investigators at some point last year who were specifically tasked with keeping tabs on the women who had accused him of sexual assault and on journalists who were investigating their claims. They also reportedly posed as fake…

According to Variety, the E! network is conducting an investigation into “an allegation of misconduct” against Ryan Seacrest. The specifics of the allegation haven’t been revealed, but the accusation comes from a stylist who used to work with Seacrest, and Variety says that whatever she’s accusing him of reportedly…

Director Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 was a surprisingly faithful sequel to Ridley Scott’s original film, echoing its iconic style with new ideas and advancements that still felt honest to core of the original. For his upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, though, Villeneuve’s has no interest in paying…

According to Variety, director Noah Baumbach has lined up the cast of his next film after Netflix’s The Meyerowitz Stories. We don’t know anything about the plot or the title, but it will reportedly be starring Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Scarlett Johansson, Merritt Wever, and Azhy Robertson. Driver and Dern will next…

These days, it should be generally accepted that getting Morrissey’s take on current events is a bad idea for everyone involved, since he usually ends up saying something bad and we’re all left to try and parse his weird political takes. So, it should be wholly unsurprising that a recent interview Morrissey gave to…

Babies are already a handful when you constantly have to worry about how fragile they are and how often they poop and scream, but they become significantly more terrifying when they have laser eyes, Vision-style intangibility, fire sneezes, and electro-giggles like Baby Incredible has in this teaser trailer for Disney…

As confirmed by his family (via Pitchfork), AC/DC rhythm guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young has died. No specific cause of death has been given, but Young had been suffering from dementia and had retired from the band in 2014 so he could seek treatment. He was also diagnosed with lung cancer in 2008, but it…

YouTube has just shut down one of its most popular kids entertainment channels, just a couple of weeks after The New York Times ran a front-page article about the service’s struggles to keep bizarre, potentially harmful content away from its millions of young viewers. According to Variety, the service has now…

There’s never been anything subtle about the politics of Green Day, a band that released its punk-pop screed American Idiot right at the heart of the second Bush era. That “Wake up, dummies” willingness to bash fans over the head with the band’s message is something Billie Joe Armstrong and co. share with John…